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Why So Many Suicide Attacks in Iraq?
Every one knows that suicide bombers are once again heading towards Iraq but no one exactly knows the reason behind this. Within the past f...Gunmen storm World Vision office killing six
MILITANTS armed with guns and grenades stormed the offices of a US based Christian charity in Pakistan overnight, killing six aid w...Napolitano says suicide plane crash wasn't related to domestic terrorism
A suicide plane crash that killed the pilot and an Internal Revenue Service worker at ...President Obama warns Haiti situation 'dire'
US President Barack Obama said overnight that the situation in Haiti following January's earthquake was still "dire'' and warned th...Sen. Graham: Give released Guantanamo Bay detainees to Homeland Security
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) is urging Congress to pass legislation giving the Department of Homeland Security custody over...Companies Seek Full-Body Scans That Ease Health, Privacy Concerns
Last night on Capitol Hill, Frankie Guerrero took a bag of white powder, dropped it in his drawers, and stepped into a metal machine resemb...Counterterror, Technology, and Reaction
In the recent incident in Detroit, a homegrown, self-radicalized jihadist attempted to blow up an aircraft on Christmas day by igniting exp...Security Professionals and Environmentalists Push for Stronger Chemical Security Regulations
Many security professionals are leery of environmentalists, viewing them as at best a nuisance and at worst a possible threat. In re...Men seized 'days before planned attack in Britain'
FIVER Pakistani men linked to a terror plot in Britain similar to the attacks on the London transport system in 2005 were arrested ...Passport probe: AFP officers in Israel
An Australian Federal Police (AFP) team has arrived in Israel to investigate the misuse of Australian passports by sus...U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Background Screening Case
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a background screening case in which 28 employees of the California Institute of Technology, unde...Al Qaeda and Other Jihadists Increasingly Wage Econo-Jihad, Study Finds
Osama Bin Laden bragged that the 9-11 terrorist attacks cost al Qaeda $500,000 and inflicted $500 billion in economic damage on the United ...Al Qaeda video blasts Yemen 'corruption'
Al Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen posted a video online Tuesday, blasting the country's president and what it called the "appalling corr...Nigerian president returns, reviving uncertainty
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua...EU Condemns Fraudulent Use of Passports in Dubai Killing
The European Union today condemned the fraudulent use of European passports and credit cards, obtained through the theft of EU citiz...Rudd wants answers from Israel after Aussie passports used in al-Mahmud hit
ISRAEL'S ambassador has been called to a meeting with Foreign Minister Stephen Smith to explain how three Australian passports were...A SERIAL flasher who dressed up in women's clothes
Darren Rolls, 38, exposed himself to 23 children as they played in sandpits, practised on basketball courts and waited for their par...Stabbings must stop says former top cop Bob Falconer
Eleven stabbing attacks in Melbourne at the weekend have increased calls for a national education campaign to reduce knife crime. ...Olympic Security Costs May Top $1 Billion
Security costs for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada, originally projected at less than $200 million, are expected ...Geelong mum could be charged after locking children in a car for an hour while shopping
The woman, 39, had gone shopping at Waurn Ponds, a mall and cinema complex on the southwest outskirts of Geelong yesterday evening, ...Austin plane crash 'may have been deliberate attack on IRS'
A SMALL plane that crashed into an office building in the US may have been a deliberate attack. The pilot of the si...UN evacuation after white powder scare
THE cafeteria of the UN headquarters in New York has been evacuated and sealed off after a suspicious envelope was found, a UN spok...I was working for AFP, says accused people-smuggler
AN Afghan man accused of people smuggling in Indonesia says he is innocent and claims Australian police pushed for his arrest only ...Many dead in Belgium train crash
At least 18 people ha...UN evacuation after white powder scare
THE cafeteria of the UN headquarters in New York has been evacuated and sealed off after a suspicious envelope was found, a UN spok...Clinton: Iran pursuing nuclear arms
Hillary Clinton, the ...Surveillance Camera Catches Violent Beating as Three Security Guards Watch
The vicious beating of one teenage girl by another inside a downtown Seattle transit tunnel as three private security guards watched...Nigeria killings caught on video
Nigerian police and military units carried out extra-judicial killings last year in the aftermath of clashes with members of a Muslim group...China’s hawks demand cold war on the US
MORE than half of Chinese people questioned in a poll believe China and America are heading for a new...Bulletproof Fashion Wear
In Bogota, Colombia, Miguel Caballero has found a fashion niche...Counterterror, Technology, and Reaction
In the recent incident in Detroit, a homegrown, self-radicalized jihadist attempted to blow up an aircraft on Christmas day by ignit...US rejects China Dalai Lama warning
The United States has...9-11 Terrorism Trial Could Move to New Venue Because of Security and Cost Concerns
Political opposition, the threat of terrorism, and security costs have begun to eat away at the Justice Department's decision to try...Poison Pen Letters, Computer Security, Pandemic Preparedness, Intellectual Property Theft
Join Host Editor Laura Spadanuta as she tal...Online Security Alert: Beware, It's Tax Season
Oklahomans about to file their state taxes should be cautious when they visit the the tax commission's Web site: it's riddled with m...'150,000 dead' in Haiti's capital
More than 150,000 peo...Bin Laden warns US of more attacks
Osama bin Laden, the ...U.S. Airline Industry Fears Security Fee Hikes
In reaction to the failed Christmas Day terrorist attack, U.S. airlines can expect the Obama administration and Congress to ...Airport Security Upgrades Too Expensive for Most African Nations
The ability of African airports to adequately ...Death of five sparks call to crush hoons' cars
THE uncle of an 18-year-old man killed in a fatal car crash in Victoria said speeding youths' cars should be "crushed". ...5 Muslim Americans Arrested in Pakistan; Believed to Want to Wage Jihad
Five young Muslim American men were arrested in Pakistan yesterday after police raided a house with alleged ties to Islamic militant...Study: Pick Your (Online) Friends Wisely
It isn't always easy to turn down a request to be friends-especially in the context of online social networking. That was ...False Sense of Confidence Pervades IT Business Continuity Planning, Survey Finds
A new survey reports that IT decision makers in both the public and private sectors have a false sense of confidence when it comes t...Secret Service Takes Blame for Security Breach at White House State Dinner
The head of the Secret Service went before Congress yesterday and accepted full responsibility for the security breakdown last week ..."Crashergate" Fiasco Expected to Raise Security at the White House
The antics of a fame-seeking couple who crashed President Obama's first state dinner will likely lead to stricter security protocols...Credit Cards Good Enough to Clear Security at O'Hare, Investigation Reveals
Just before the most historically traveled holiday in the United States, a Fox Chicago News undercover investigation ...Alleged 9-11 Mastermind To Be Tried in New York City, DOJ to Announce
The Department of Justice (DOJ) will announce today the prosecution of the self-described mastermind of the 9-11 attacks, Khalid She...House Passes Chemical Facility Security Standards
Tough and controversial new antiterrorism standards for chemical facilities passed the House last week, setting up an upcoming battl...TSA Revises Passenger Screening Policies After Wrongfully Detaining Ron Paul Aide
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has revised its airline traveler screening policies after it was sued by the Americ...Does Aviation Security Trump Public Transportation Security?
With deadly terrorist atrocities in London and Madrid revealing the vulnerability of the nation's public transit systems to attack, ...R U being robbed?
Australia's big banks have ruled out sending SMS messages to bank customers every time cash is withdrawn...Terrorism Plot Unlikely in Ft. Hood Massacre
There is no evidence that the rampage at Fort Hood orchestrated by the alleged shooter, Major Nidal Malik Hasan, was part of a large...Naked airport scanners in child porn uproar
Manchester Airport has been forced to rethink trials of its invasive new X-ray machine after claims the "naked" images of airline pa...Gang Violence in Rio Poses Security Questions for 2016 Summer Games
A deadly weekend gun battle between warring gangs in Rio de Janeiro has Brazilian authorities pledging they will get a grip on secur...Indian Ocean tsunami drill held
More than a dozen cou...French Antiterrorism Officials Worry About "Keister Bombs"
The reverberations continue after an al Qaeda suicide bomber tried to assassinate a Saudi minister by detonating an improvised explo...International Cooperation Integral In Reducing Threat from Counterfeit and Pirated Merchandise
International cooperation is the route to reducing the threat of counterfeit merchandise, said a U.S. Customs and Border Protection ...DHS Funds Biometric Surveillance Checkpoint Technology
A Cambridge-based research laboratory is helping the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) implement a $20 million program to create...Terrorism Suspect Charged; Man Bought Bomb-Making Ingredients
The federal government has charged Najibullah Zazi, a 24-year old Denver airport shuttle driver, with buying and preparing bomb-maki...ASIS International Opposes Blanket Firearm Bans on Company Property
The Legislative Action Center (LAC) under the ASIS International Public Affairs Department continues to monitor legislation relating...Panel Says Terror Alert System Works Better for Institutions Rather than Public
Institutions, including the private sector, are much better served by the color-coded terror-alert system created after the 9-11 att...CCTV Reclaims Public Housing Complexes in Newark
A $5 million investment in a sprawling video surveillance system by the Newark Housing Author...Lone Hijacker Faked Juice Can as Bomb
The hijacking of an AeroMexico flight leaving from Cancun yesterday was the work of a lone, unstable man who told a flight attendant...Stolen or Lost Gadget's Owners Frustrated by Manufacturers' Policies
Owners of lost or stolen hi-end gadgets-such as Amazon's Kindle, smartphones, and Internet radios- have discovered an enraging, frus...Three Defendants in August 2006 Liquid Explosive Plot Convicted on Retrial
Three British Muslims were convicted on retrial yesterday for their August 2006 conspiracy to bring down seven planes with liquid ex...Afghanistan: Embassy Guards Accused of Unruly, Undisclipined Behavior
The ability of ArmorGroup North America (AGNA) private security guards to adequately and honorably protect the U.S. Embassy in Kabul...Protecting Sensitive Information When Crossing the Border
Last week, the Department of Homeland Security ...Security Guards Canned for Sleeping On-Duty at George Washington Bridge
Two security guards at New York City's George Washington Bridge have been fired for napping on the job, after photographs of them sn...Speaker Spotlight—Jon McDowall, CFE, PCI, CIFI, CII
Jon McDowall, CFE, PCI, CIFI, CII, is chief executive officer of the Fraud Resource Group. For the past 20 years, Jon has conducte...Hunger warning for south Sudan
The United Nations ha...Safe Route Planning the Afghanistan Way
Wired.com's Danger Room blog has a short post up that may interest security professionals in VIP protection who plan routes for a li...DHS, Pentagon Battle Over National Guard at the Border
The Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security are fighting over who will pay for National Guardsmen ordered to help protect t...Largest U.S. Identity Theft Scheme Busted
Three men were indicted on Monday in wha...Somali terror suspects 'new to mosque'
Somali terror suspects Saney Edow Aweys, Yacqub Khayre and Abdir...Tsunami warning as earthquakes hit Japan, Andaman Islands
Asian nations are on tsunami watch after two strong earthquakes hit the region over...Blast targets embassy in Mauritania
Two people have been ...Deadly clashes in South Sudan
More than 185 people ...Security threat forces England out
A security threat has prompted England to pull out of the badminton World Championships scheduled to begin on Monday in the southern Indian...Stolen Contractor Laptop Compromises 131,000 Guardsmen's Identities
A contractor for the Army National Guard whose laptop was stolen has compromised the personal data of 131,000 current and former gua...China: Hacker Schools Become Big Business
Long known as a prominent source of cyberattacks worldwide, China has seen the emergence of online training schools that teach stude...Whistleblowers Optimistic About Treatment Under Obama
Whistleblowers and their advocates are optimistic that the Obama administration will more vigorously protect other government employ...Fake ATM Rips Off Hackers at Vegas Convention Center
A fake ATM machine was discovered in the convention center of Las Vegas' Riviera Hotel Casino, ripping off guests and hackers attend...Do Security Alerts Really Work?
Whether it's the pop-up alert warning you about a shady Web site to the rainbow colored terror alert system, security researchers an...Firefighting Robots Protect London
A team of firefighting robots has helped the London Fire Brigade avoid injuries and public disruptions associated with acetylene-bas...DHS Chief Calls on Citizens,Private Sector to Help Defend Country Against Terrorism
During her speech today outlining the Depar...TJX settles Data Breach for $9.7 Million
TJX Companies Inc.-parent company of T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, and Home Goods-will pay out $9.7 million to 41 states after hackers stole...Interview Gives Insight into Somali Pirates' Capture, Ransom Strategy
Maritime security experts and shipping companies take notice: Wired recently grabbed ...Security Guard Charged in Negligent Yet Improbable Firearm Accident
A Long Beach, California, security guard has been charged with two felonies after breaking up a brawl outside a club in a move out o...Amid U.K. Controversy, Analyst Shares Phone Security Tips
The best way to secure a phone's voice mail box is to use strong PINs and hope your phone company's employees are smart and trustwor...ASIS Foundation Publishes New Report on Organized Retail Crime
Every year, organized teams of thieves steal billions of dollars of merchandise and then resell the goods back into the above-ground...How Security Missed the Jakarta Suicide Bombings
Two details during the run-up to the twin and nearly simultaneous suicide bombings that struck the J.W. Marriott and Ritz-Carlton ho...Thives Get Surprise at South African ATMs
A commercial banking company in South Africa is investing in an arms race with bank robbers to deter them from breaking into ATM mac...U.K.: More to Fear from Swine Flu than Terrorism
Home Secretary Alan Johnson told the BBC that the United Kingdom has more to fear from swine flu than terrorism, ...British airlines blocking swine flu travellers
Airlines have stepped up restrictions on travellers to and from Britain as a report said four more Britis...Suicide Bombers Attack Two Luxury Hotels in Indonesian Capital
Two suicide bombers attacked two luxury hotels popular with Western tourists on Friday morning in Jakarta, ripping off the facade of...Survey: 17 Percent Responded to Spam Despite Most Knowing the Danger
A new survey may make you question how schooled the average Internet user is in Internet security-even those who use computers the m...Video shows captive US soldier
An American soldier, who went missing on June 30 from his base in eastern Afghanistan ...Animal Extremist Terrorism Law '' Legally Vulnerable," Judge Says
A federal judge yesterday said that a new law to protect businesses from animal rights extremists "may be legally vulnerable," durin...ACCC investigates 40c petrol discount
The competition watchdog is examining promotions by Coles and Woolworths that offer...Black Boxes to Get Back-up Battery
Black box flight recorders, which help investigators determine how a plane crash occurred, are set to get a long-needed upgrade to e...Russia: Hackers Target Religious Sites
While it's been heavily publicized that running afoul of the Russian government could make you a target for cyberattack, Russian hac...Police deny race brawl reports after Southern Cross arrests
Police are denying claims of a race brawl on a train platform this morning after making arrests at Southern Cross. Two caucasian te...Social Security Numbering System Leaves Public Vulnerable
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have found that statistical techniques can be used to determine an individual's Social Sec...United States and Spain Formalize Program to Identify "High-Risk" Travelers
The United States and Spain today formalized a program that iden...UK: White Supremacist Wanted to Throw Tennis Ball Bombs at Asian Neighbors
A British court has heard testimony against Neil Lewington, an alcoholic 43-year old white supremacist, who allegedly conspired to u...Rat-like Robot to Aid Disaster Response
A British research team is developing a rat-like robot that may one day help first responders search and rescue victims of man-made ..."Iceman" hacker pleads guilty, faces 60 years
A hacker who went by the alias "Iceman" pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in Pittsburgh to charges of wire fraud and now faces ...Appellate court affirms that Zango can't sue Kaspersky
An appellate court judge has upheld a judge's decision to throw out a lawsuit alleging that software from a leading anti-virus firm ...Girl survives Yemeni plane crash
14-year-old girl has survived after a Yemeni airliner with 153 people on board crashed in the Indian Ocean. The girl was plucked al...Antipiracy Programs' Return on Investment
The writing is on the wall: counterfeiting and piracy continue to rip revenues from companies all across the world.In ...
Leaders seek to rally Pakistanis
Pakistan has ordered ...Bomber strikes in Baghdad market
At least 11 people ar...'Up to 100 dead' in Afghan raid
Up to 100 Afghan civi...Locked up in luxury
Three Australian men are locked up in luxury for a week as they sit out a suspected swine f...Gunmen shoot 41 at wedding party
At least 41 people have been killed in an attack on a wedding party in a village in southea...Mexico to begin flu shutdown
Mexico is set to begi...US congress pressed on Pakistan aid
Robert Gates, the US ...Australia boosting Afghan force
Australia is to send an additional 450 troops to Afghanistan because of what Prime Minister Kevin Rudd called the dete...Pandemic alert raised for swine flu
The World Health Orga...Interview: 'Colonel Karuna'
During his time as a Tamil Tiger commander he was accused of organising massacres, conscripting child soldiers and executing local j...Swine flue toll rises to 152 in Mexico as 91 Aussies investigated
Authorities are investigating almost 100 possible swine flu cases in Australia as new quarantine powers were enacted. Governor-Gene...Australians should wear face masks to protect against swine flu, says professor
Many Australians will scoff at the very idea of wearing a face mask in public, yet it's a h...Protesters smash windows in city centre
Around 150 supporters of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger separatists smashed windows and brought tr...WHO raises swine flu alert level
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised its pandemic alert for swine flu by one...Head of Homeland Security Vows to Repeal Real ID
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has announced that she is working with state governors to try and repeal the REAL ID Ac...More than 100 dead from swine flu outbreak in Mexico
The death toll in Mexico from an outbreak of a new type of swine flu has risen to 103 peopl...86% of public schools reported crimes in '05 - 06' year
Eighty-six percent of public schools reported at least one crimes during the 2005-06 school year, according to a new federal analysi...Australian committed for trial over alleged bomb hoax
An Australian flight attendant accused of a bomb hoax on a London-bound plane from Dubai ha...Sri Lanka rebels vow 'no surrender'
The Sri Lankan government has given the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) 24 hou...Software Helps CCTV Operators catch what they missed..
It's inevitable: CCTV operators cannot identify 100 percent of everthing that they watch out for when staring at a mountain of telev...Air Fiji under scrutiny
The Consumer Council of Fiji has called upon the Civil Aviation Authority of Fiji (CAAFI) to toughen up on Air Fiji's ...US 'may prosecute on torture memos'
Barack Obama, the US ...Japan launching new whaling mission
Japan is set to launch another whaling mission, aiming to catch up to 60 minke whales off i...NASA TV to show ISS high-definition feed for Earth Day
Nasa is planning to celebrate Earth Day by broadcasting high-definition images of the plane...Thousands of boatpeople waiting to come, Bob Debus says
Thousands of asylum seekers are waiting in Indonesia to try to enter Australia illegally, Home Affairs Minister Bob Debus has warned...Gang of al-Qaeda kids arrested in Kirkuk
Iraqi security forces have arrested four children who were recruited by al-Qaeda to carry o...Melbourne fog forces flight delays, diversions at Tullamarine airport
About 20 flights have been delayed or diverted due to heavy fog over Melbourne. ...Ambos defend Iredale tragedy response
The NSW Ambulance Service has defended its handling of emergency calls after admitting it f...US President Barack Obama blows lid on CIA terror techniques
US President Barack Obama has blown the lid on harsh CIA terror interrogations approved by ...Australia 'needs more troops, weaponry'
Australia needs an army of 12 battalions, up to 200 advanced combat aircraft and 18 submari...Plane grounded in Melbourne after great snake escape
Four baby snakes grounded a Qantas plane in Melbourne after they made a doomed escape attem...UN rights chief calls on Fiji to restore judiciary
The United Nations human rights chief has called for the reinstatement of the judiciary and...ATM explodes
Bandits have attempted to blow up an ATM machine in Sydney's north.Police sai...
Report: al Qaeda Recruiting In Uk At Street Level
The al Qaeda terror network is able to "directly recruit British muslims at street level in the UK", according to a ground-breaking ...Terrorists Could Launch Dirty Bomb Attack
It is becoming "more realistic" that terrorists could get hold of chemical, biological and nuclear weapons to attack the United Kingdom, th...North Korea Holds US Reporters
North Korean soldiers have detained at least one Korean-American journalist near the North's border with China, South Korean media s...Police Departments Keeping Public Informed On Twitter
Public safety officials are finding the use of sites to be not only speedy, but also a convenient way to distribute press releases, Amber a...Troops kill 41 rebels
Government forces overran a former Tamil Tiger police post today, killing at least nine rebels and raising to 4...CIA, NSA Adopting Web 2.0 Strategies
While the United States intelligence community may have gotten a lot of publicity for its Wikipedia-like Intellipedia Web site, agen...Fusion Centers Combat Threats from Terrorist and Criminal Networks
In Arizona, after determining the subjects of an international terrorism case were involved in local criminal activity, the case was...North Korea May Be Ready To Test-fire Missile
North Korea could be ready to test-fire a missile within days as satellite imagery has shown increased activity at a missile site ov...Where Is Bin Laden - Science May Hold The Answer
Fugitive terrorist Osama bin Laden is most likely hiding out in a walled compound in a Pakistani border town, according to a satelli...33 Minutes - Protecting America In The New Missile Age
A ballistic missile from a foreign enemy would take 33 minutes to reach the United States. With each passing day, this becomes a gro...Woman Arrested in Arizona On Terrorism Charges
A New Mexico woman has been arrested on terrorism charges after police say she rammed her truck into a fuel tanker and tried to igni...Space Debris Rains Down On Kentucky Causing Alarm
The crash of two satellites 500 miles over Sibera has caused alarm in Kentucky. The collision generated an estimated tens of thousan...Mumbai Style Terror Attack in Kabul - 26 Dead Scores Injured
Three closely coordinated attacks left 20 people dead and at least 54 wounded in the Afghan capital yesterday morning, after separat...Australian Wildfires Could Fuel ‘Forest Jihad’ Terrorists, Experts Say
Firefighters and homeowners aren't the only ones keenly watching Australia's massive wildfires, responsible for killing at least 173 people...Unprecedented Global Alert Issued In Saudi Arabia Terror Threat
In what is being described as an "unprecedented global alert," the International Criminal Police Organization today issued its largest-ever...Beheaded - Taleban Said To Have Released Video of Polish Engineer Being Killed
A video delivered to media outlets appears to show Pakistani militants beheading a kidnapped Polish engineer, underscoring security ...Victoria fires: 173 dead, towns ruined, police chase arsonists
The death toll from the Victoria fires catastrophe leapt...108 people dead, 750 homes destroyed in worst bushfires in Australia's history
PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd said arsonists in Victoria had committed mass murder as the death toll in ...FBI Uncovers Worldwide ATM Card Scam - $9 Million Stolen In Single Day
Hackers orchestrated a highly coordinated, global attack on ATM cards involving the theft of a staggering $9 million from bank custo...Palestinians fire rocket into Israel
PALESTINIAN militants have fired a rocket from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel, causing damage but no injur...Israel Issues Terror Warning
Israel's counter-terrorism bureau warned Sunday night of a "concrete, high-level threat" that the Lebanese Hezbollah guerrilla group...Gaza violence flares-up
An Israeli soldier and a Palestinian were killed on Tuesday in the deadliest flare-up of Gaza violence since the war, casting a shadow over...Pacific leaders gather over action against Fiji military regime
PACIFIC leaders have gathered in Papua New Guinea's capital ahead of a summit in which their regional grouping ...President Bush Warns Of Continued Terror Threat
Eight days before ending his two terms in office as President George W. Bush said "There is still an enemy out there who wants to at...Suspected Insider Trading at All-time High
Suspected insider trading cases have reached historically high levels, according to John Malitzis, executive vice president of market surve...The Doomsday Memo - Administration Prepares For Worst-Case Terror Scenarios
"In the post-9/11 world, this isn't just good manners, good government; it's a national security responsibility," said outgoing Whit...Obama's foreign policy challenge
Barack Obama inherits wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, stalled nuclear negotiations with North Korea and Iran, and a cris...Al-Qaeda Releases Video Aimed At Germany
The terrorist network Al-Qaeda has released a new video with a message directed at Germany, a US security organization that speciali...Israel Battles at Edge of Gaza City
Israeli soldiers and Palestinian militants engaged Jan. 11 on the southern outskirts of Gaza City in what was some of the fiercest fighting...Somali Pirates Free Saudi Supertanker
The Sirius Star, the Saudi supertanker that was carrying $100 million worth of crude oil when it was capture by Somali pirates in November,...Diggers kill Taliban boss blamed for Gregory Sher death
AUSTRALIAN special forces troops have killed a Taliban leader believed to have orchestrated the rocket attack t...NY Police Eye Disrupting Cell Phones in Terrorist Threat
The New York Police Department is looking for new methods to disrupt cell phone calls and other forms of electronic communication am...FBI plans large hiring blitz of agents, experts
Wanted by the FBI: agents, language specialists, computer experts, intelligence analysts and finance experts.The FBI s...
Passengers Tackle Man Who Made Bomb Threat Aboard L.A.-bound Flight
Chris Llewellyn was staring out the window of Delta Airlines Flight #110, watching the landscape of Los Angeles rise up toward the plane, w...New Plan Allows Police To Hack Personal Computers Without Warrant
Under the Brussels edict, police across the EU have been given the green light to expand the implementation of a rarely used power i...Terrorists Could Use Insect-based Biological Terror Weapon
Terrorists would find it "relatively easy" to launch a devastating attack using swarms of insects to spread a deadly disease, an aca...Jewish Organizations and Businesses On Heightened Alert
Several sources are reporting a heightened risk of terror attacks on Jewish organizations, Jewish houses of worship, and Jewish busi...India Hijack threat: Security Stepped Up At All Airports
With the Centre receiving intelligence inputs about terrorists' plan to hijack a plane or take control of non-functional airports or abando...War College Report Warns of Possible Civil Unrest - In Ariz. Police Are Prepared
A new report by the U.S. Army War College talks about the possibility of Pentagon resources and troops being used should the economi...Killer Virus Vomiting Bug Grips Britain
Millions face being struck down by a deadly winter vomiting bug sweeping the country. You may remember this same ...Troops out of Iraq
All foreign troops except for those of the United States will be out of Iraq by the end of July, the head of the Iraqi parliament's foreign...Obama picks energy, environment team
Insisting on the need to develop new forms of energy, US President-elect Barack Obama today chose as his energy...Belgian Police Break Up Terror Plot Linked to al-Qaeda
A planned terror strike in Europe that Belgian police claim to have foiled on Thursday was linked with al-Qaeda, authorities say. Some of t...China prepares for Mumbai-style attacks
CHINA'S capital has carried out anti-terrorist drills to ward off an attack similar to the deadly assault on In...Officials Worry Attacks in Mumbai Could Spur Copycats in the West
The Mumbai attacks have prompted some Western officials to step up vigilance against the type of low-tech assault the 10 gunmen mounted las...Gunmen May Have Survived Mumbai Terror Attack
eports that several terrorists may have survived the three-day siege of Mumbai and escaped into the population will certainly not do much t...U.S. Warned India in October of Potential Terror Attack
rian Ross and ABC News report U.S. intelligence agencies warned their Indian counterparts in mid-October of a potential attack "from the se...Hotels Emerging As Terror Magnets?
Was the terror attack on several of Mumbai's luxury hotels an anomaly or part of an emerging pattern? A communication recently intercepted ...Indira Gandhi Airport On High Alert After Email Threat
Security personnel at the Indira Gandhi International Airport IGI went on a high alert after an e-mail threat by the Deccan Mujahideen, the...Five Mumbai Terrorists May Have Escaped Capture
At least five terrorist gunmen have evaded capture in Mumbai and could make a secondary strike on India's financial capital, police feared ...Captured Mumbai Terrorist Says Plan Was To Kill 5,000 and Escape
This is the only surviving gunman of the massacre in Mumbai. Seconds after this picture was taken, 21-year-old Azam Amir Kasav began to kil...Holy Land Foundation defendants guilty on all counts
r jsVideoWidgetSize = 0;var jsVideoWidgetVideoId = 307135;...UK - al-Qaeda Buying Ambulances and Other Emergency Vehicles on Online
MI5 have warned Britain's cash-strapped National Health Services that dozens of ambulances-along with old police cars and fire engines past...Debka Report - G20 Conference Briefed On Possible al Qaeda Terror Attack Plan
An Israeli intelligence site claimed Sunday that "US president-elect Barack Obama, European and Russian heads of states in Washingto...Chinese nuke sub spotted by Japanese
Japanese military forces detected two Chinese submarines in the East China Sea, including a suspected Han-class nuclear powered atta...FBI Arrests al Qaeda Blogger
The FBI has arrested Tarek Mehanna and charged him with lying in an affidavit about his relationship to Daniel J. Maldonado, "a form...Report - Bin Laden May Be Planning Large Scale Terror Attack Against U.S.
Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda may be planning a terror attack against the United States which will "outdo by far" the attacks of Sept...Active Islamist Extremists In UK May Number In The Thousands
More Islamist extremists are active in the UK than previously thought, a secret intelligence report seen by the Sunday Telegraph has...al Qaeda Extremists Planning Mass Casualty Terror Attack On UK - Intel Report
Al-Qaeda-linked extremists are planning attacks intended to cause mass casualties in the UK, a top British intelligence report has w...New Bin Laden Video Coming - Addresses Obama
Osama Bin Laden is set to release a video threat to Barack Obama, fanatics have warned.The al-Qaeda chief's first mess...
New Tool In the War On Terror
A laser that can scan a crowd and identify people who have been handling explosives is being secretly tested at British airports and...Mexico Drug Cartel Leader Captured In Tijuana
The head of a major family drug-dealing cartel in Tijuana, a city bordering the United States which is plagued by rampant gang viole...Security scare at STP diffused
Two unrelated incidents caused a scare at South Texas Project Thursday afternoon that had plant security and Matagorda County Sheriff's off...Twitter Terrorists - Army Warns of Terror ‘Tweets’ Security Threat
Could Twitter become terrorists' newest killer app? A draft Army intelligence report, making its way through spy circles, thinks the...US forces attack Syrian border
American helicopters have attacked a farm near the Syrian border with Iraq, killing eight civilians, Syr...New Data Privacy Laws Set For Firms
Alicia Granstedt, a Las Vegas-based hair stylist who works for private clients and on movie s...Warning Against Traveling To Mexico
More than 1,100 people have been slaughtered in a bloodbath of drug-related violence in one city just south of the U.S.-Mexico border this ...Al-Qaeda Web Forums Abruptly Taken Offline
Four of the five main online forums that al-Qaeda's media wing uses to distribute statements by Osama bin Laden and other extremists have b...N Korea 'may announce Kim Jong-Il's death'
NORTH Korea may make an "important" announcement today, amid rumours reclusive leader Kim Jong-Il has fal...MOBILE phones DO increase the risk of brain cancer, scientists claimed yesterday.
Cancer risk in mobile phones: OfficialThe chances of developing a malignant tumour are "significantly...
Hijacker threatens to blow up plane
A RUSSIAN man threatened to blow up a Turkish Airlines jet but passengers said they were unaware of any a...Thailand, Cambodia War Rhetoric Heats Up
Cambodian and Thai military officials said soldiers were on alert and ready to defend themselves as war rhetoric heated up Wednesday betwee...Troublemakers will hear voice from above
A QUEENSLAND city is to install CCTV cameras that "speak" to potential troublemakers before they do anything wrong, the ...Seductress spy jailed
A SOUTH Korean court today convicted a North Korean woman defector charged with extracting state secrets ...Australia becoming 'addicted' to technology
Australians are addicted to new technology which is great for social connects and business efficiency, but also raises some safety and soci...Gunship raid kills 35 militants
PAKISTANI helicopter gunships overnight bombed a meeting of Islamic militants linked to al-Qaeda near the...Vietnam to spare drug traffickers
Vietnam will grant clemency to two Australians facing the death sentence for drug trafficking. ...Troops on Thai streets
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Hijackers have made off with boxes of blank British passports worth a fortune on the black market in a raid on a ...New U.S. Pilot Program
Travelers from the 27 countries that have been granted visa-free entry to the United States will have to answer an online questionna...Qantas Brisbane flight mechanical problems
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The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) annual...Fresh Challenge to Government
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Internet connection is proving to be a major problem at the Beijing Games, despite Olympic organisers promising u...1013 dead from painkiller overdose
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Protesters have gathered outside Fox News Channel to denounce what they claim is its racist campaign coverage, in...Blackwater to Move away
Blackwater Worldwide, the company synonymous with private security contractors, ...China Denies It Stole
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Representative John Lewis (D-GA) has a problem: almost everytime he flies he's subjected to secondary security screening because his...Hackers Don't Always Use High Technology
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RUSSIA has banned imports of meat processed at four Australian plants because of microbial contamination. ...Zimbabwe using Aussie air space - report
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A US woman has been charged with the murder of a young mother whose baby boy was cut from her womb. ...Don't Fall for Angelina Jolies Spam
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The U.S. will not designate Venezuela a terrorist state, the State Department's top diplomat for the region ...37 dead in level crossing pile-up
At least 37 people were killed and 38 injured when a truck failed to stop at a level crossing and pushed waiting ...Anti-Terror Toxin Rules
Scientists who work with dangerous biological agents fear that a government program strengthened after the anthrax scare of 2001 has...Cargo Security on Passenger Airplanes
With the 2010 deadline to screen all cargo on passenger planes fast approaching, witnesses from the aviation and shipping sectors cr...New Passenger Screening Technologies
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Top administrators of San Francisco's new, multi-million dollar computer network cannot access the system after a disgruntled comput...Social Security Numbers Online
Washington, D.C.'s, Metro transit system ackn...States are Preparing for Medical Surge
States are working to ensure medical surge capacity in mass casualty events like terrorist attacks and natural disasters, but diffic...Theme park collapse injures 30
Thirty people have been injured after a theme park ride collapsed in Sweden.A number of people were...
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Six months after Amtrak implemented new and improved security measures to protect its Northeast Corridor line, rail company official...Australia won't accept nuclear waste
The Rudd Government has ruled out accepting nuclear waste from other countries following reports Cabinet will rev...One million names on US terror
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Chinese police have this year detained 82 suspected terrorists in the nation's Muslim-populated far north-west wh...Alcohol linked to 100 young deaths yearly
At least 100 young people die each year with a blood alcohol level at or above .05, figures released today show. ...Antarctic ice shelf 'hanging by thread'
New evidence has emerged that a large plate of floating ice shelf attached to Antarctica is breaking up, in a tro...Disaster Management
Disaster management specialists from the private and public sectors br...Man sought after dead woman found in car
Police are searching for a man in connection with the death of a woman in her fifties, whose body was found in a ...Bush hails new US spy bill
US President George W. Bush said today he would quickly sign into law a new spy Bill approved by the Senate, afte...Gunmen Killed
Three police officers and three suspected terrorists were killed in a ten-minute shoot out at the United States consulate in Istanbul. The ...Pennsylvania's Top Cop
The NFL has hired Pennsylvania's top cop to lead its new strategic security program that covers "all aspects of stadium security," ...The Importance of
Proponents of public CCTV systems should stop claiming the technology reduces crime if they want to minimize the growing backlash ag...US to make 'safer' cluster bombs
The US says it will make its cluster bombs safer but has resisted pressure to ban them completely.C...
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At least 46 people died in Bolivia when a truck loaded with people lurched off a mountainous highway and fell nearly 300m. This was...Internet At Risk
Computer industry heavyweights are rushing to fix a flaw in the foundation of the internet that would let hackers control traffic on the wo...Roadside bombing
An Australian soldier has been killed in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan.Defence head Air Chief Marshal Houston said the ...
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Police shot dead a three-year-old boy in Rio de Janeiro after apparently mistaking the car he was in for that of fleeing armed suspects. ...New Laptop Bag
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is testing new "checkpoint-friendly" laptop bags that will defeat the need for trav...Toll tops 40 in embassy bombing
A suicide car bomb that hit the Indian embassy in Kabul killed 41 people and wounded 139 in an attack Afg...U.K.: Counterterrorism Bill Criticized by Human Rights Group
Calling it "unnecessary, disproportionate, and counterproductive," Human Rights Watch (HRW) has ...Gunmen kill top UN official
Gunmen killed the head of the UN Development Program today in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, the latest f...Iraq attacks kill 15
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At least 21 miners were killed by carbon monoxide gas poisoning in a coal mine in northern China today, t...Mosque suicide bombing kills 14 police
A suicide bomber killed 15 people overnight in an attack on police guarding an Islamist rally to mark the...Police want DNA from all arrests
West Australian police want the power to take a DNA sample from anyone arrested, even for minor offences ...The Perils of Spam
The Internet security firm McAfee had a novel idea: recruit 50 people from 10 countries to surf the Internet unprotected for 30 days...U.S. Predator Drones in Pakistan Free to Hunt Osama Bin Laden
Time magazine debates the relevance of Osama ...Murder charge after shooting
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A 72-year-old woman found dead in her Melbourne home is believed to have been the victim of a bungled rob...Retailers Face Deadline for Securing Web-facing Applications
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American business travelers returning from overseas face another hassle at U.S. ports-of-entry: they're having their laptop computer...Educating Employees Reduces Security Breaches
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A Mexican police chief and three bodyguards were shot and killed as they ate lunch in Mexico City, the la...Open List ‘will change Fiji political culture’
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The Ministry of Information yesterday confirmed that it had refused visas for a proposed visit by an Australian Broadc...Most blame Bush for economic woe
Three out of four Americans blame US President George W Bush's policies for the country's economic woes a...Afghan policewoman is shot dead
Insurgents in Afghanistan have shot dead a policewoman for the first time, police say.T...
UK soldier killed in Afghanistan
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China has bolstered its Olympic security effort by deploying a battery of surface-to-air missile launcher...More Qantas flights face grounding
Qantas may have to cancel more flights despite having already scrapped 18 flights today because of aircra...Petrol boss offers savings tips
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Illegal immigrants started a fire today at one of France's biggest deportation centres outside Paris, bur...Qantas no closer to dispute resolution
Qantas its engineers are a long way from finding an end to their crippling industrial dispute, the airlin...Cars ditched over petrol high
MORE commuters are ditching their cars and turning to public transport as petrol hits almost $1.72 a litre in Sydney and Melbourne. ...Leader's wife beaten to death
Pro-Government thugs are thought to have killed the wife of another Zimbabwe opposition leader and 12 tortured bodies have been foun...Man charged over laser attack on police
A police helicopter has been targeted with a laser on a flight over Sydney's north-west, authorities say....Python emerges from 10th-floor toilet
A 1.8m black-headed python has been found in a toilet bowl on the 10th floor of a Darwin apartment block....Qantas flights face disruption
Qantas passengers can expect disruptions to both international and domestic flights next week as engineer...Bus stop car bomb kills 51
A car bomb at a bus stop in north Baghdad killed at least 51 people and wounded 75 others overnight, secu...Man charged over 2000 murder
A man has been charged over a shooting murder on the NSW far north coast eight years ago. ...NZ police probe England rugby players
New Zealand police are investigating allegations against up to four members of the touring England rugby ...One in three diabetics 'dead by 2018'
Alarming new diabetes research predicts almost a third of Australians with the disease will die in the ne...Thief steals minister's computer
A computer has been stolen from the office of a British cabinet minister in a break-in in the second seri...26 killed in bus crash
A burst tyre has caused a bus crash in eastern Zambia with 26 people killed and 52 injured. ...Employer warning on 10-point plan
Labor's new employment standards just mean employees will lose their jobs at a faster rate should the eco...Flood fears for Mississippi river
US officials today warily eyed the mighty Mississippi, swollen by days of flooding as waterlogged Iowan t...Qantas strikes in price war with Virgin
Qantas has fired the first shot in a potential price war with Sir Richard Branson's new US-Australia airl...Thief asks police to open handcuffs
A man caught breaking into a German supermarket late at night escaped despite being handcuffed to railing...62 feared dead after heavy China rain
Heavy rains which fell in southern and eastern China have left at least 62 people dead or missing, while ...Cut fuel prices Kevin, voters say
Voters are overwhelmingly unhappy with Kevin Rudd's handling of soaring fuel prices and reject his plan t...More spy files found on train
Secret British government documents detailing the fight against terrorist financing have been found on a ...Party crowd turns on police
Twelve police crews were called in to control a melee that erupted after police closed down a party in th...Woman attacked at knifepoint in bed
A woman was held down with a pillow over her face and a knife to her throat and sexually assaulted by an ...Husband weeps as murder video shown
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Police in Australia and Canada are continuing to investigate a major drug syndicate after seizing more th...Police culture disturbing - inquiry
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Two illegal Vietnamese immigrants climbed on to a roof and threatened self-harm after police and immigrat...Bomber disguised in burqa shot dead
Afghan police have shot dead a would-be suicide bomber disguised in a burqa after he ignored warning shot...1000 protest against Bush in Rome
About 1000 people marched on the US embassy in Rome today to protest against visiting US President George...British PM scrapes anti-terror win
British MPs narrowly backed government plans to hold terror suspects for up to six weeks without charge t...Oil prices jump $US4
Oil prices jumped more than $US4 to above $US136 a barrel today after news that American crude reserves s...Pakistan condemns US attack
Pakistan lodged a strong protest with the United States over what it called an unprovoked and cowardly ai...Spy leaves al-Qaeda file on train
One of Britain's top intelligence officials left a file with secret documents about Iraq and al-Qaeda on ...Head of Saddam tribe killed by bomb
The head of Saddam Hussein's tribe was killed by a bomb planted on his vehicle north of Baghdad today, po...London Olympics 'a disaster'- mayor
London Mayor Boris Johnson has slammed organisers of the 2012 Olympics that will be held in the British c...Palestinians killed in Israeli attack
An Israeli air strike has killed at least three members of a Palestinian mortar crew in the Gaza Strip, t...Workers evacuated from factory fire
Twenty-two workers have been evacuated from a fire in a Melbourne conveyor belt factory this morning....120 killed as plane bursts into flames
A Sudan Airways plane has burst into flames after landing at Khartoum airport and 120 of the 217 passengers have died. ...Airline moves threatening tourism
Queensland's tourism industry is bracing itself for more bad news after Virgin Blue's chief hinted that f...Algeria bombings spark fear
A deadly double bombing near Algiers sparked fears today of a wave of al-Qaeda inspired attacks in what F...Aussies 'in dark' over savings interest
More than 80 per cent of Australians don't know the rate of interest they are earning on their savings ac...Oil prices weaken after record run
Oil futures slid overnight as analysts warned of a "price bubble" that could burst soon after crude rocke...Qantas flight targeted by laser
A Qantas pilot has become the latest target of a laser light attack.The Boeing 747...
1000kg World War II bomb found
Bomb disposal experts have been called to the site of an unexploded World War II device found in a river ...Angry ministers vow to get even with rogue bars
Rogue nightclub and strip joint owners fighting Melbourne's 2am lockout face stiff licence fee increases....Dollar closes marginally stronger
The dollar closed marginally stronger today as the narrowest monthly trade deficit in 14 months failed to...9/11 accused 'ready to be martyrs'
Three of five alleged plotters in the September 11, 2001 attacks demanded today to be sentenced to death ...Brown to get tough on knife crime
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has vowed to get tough on knife crime, telling prosecutors they shoul...Al Qaeda claims attack on Danish embassy
Dubai (Reuters) - Al Qaeda said on Wednesday it was behind a suicide attack o...Child killed in minivan-train crash
A seven-year-old girl has been killed in a collision between a train and a small bus at a level crossing ...Six dead in Afghani attacks
Taliban-Style suicide blasts and other attacks killed six people in Afghanistan today as the new NATO com...Fire engulfs building in Melbourne CBD
A fire has badly damaged one building and forced the evacuation of hundreds of workers from another in ce...U.N. chief: $20B a year to end food crisis
Rome, Italy (CNN) -- Countries and donors must spend as much as $20 billion a year if the world is to end the food ...Dollar down on strong greenback
The dollar has opened weaker after the US dollar strengthened overnight on the back of a speech from US F...Men arrested after 721 murders
Iraqi police in the Shi'ite shrine city of Karbala have arrested five men wanted in connection with 721 m...Dutchman main suspect in drug ring
A 42-year-old Dutch man is considered to be the main suspect in a multi-million dollar international drug...Explanation sought for locked in toddler
A Sydney childcare centre is being investigated after a toddler was locked inside alone after closing hou...Police 2am lockout anger for Melbourne bars
Extra police will be on the beat in the city over the Queen's Birthday long weekend as the 2am booze lock...Sri Lanka seeks aid for flood victims
Sri Lankan authorities appealed for canned food, drinking water and clothes for thousands of people force...Bomb kills at least eight in Islamabad
A suicide car bombing outside the Danish embassy in the Pakistani capital Islamabad yesterday killed at l...Dollar falls on weak data
The Australian dollar was lower at noon after poorer than expected retail figures stifled expectations of...Floods kill 16 people
Floods triggered by torrential rain have killed at least 16 and forced thousands of people from their hom...Parliament was bomb target, court told
The ringleader of a gang accused of plotting to blow up transatlantic jets with liquid explosives told a ...School bus collision with train kills seven children
Seven children have been killed and 25 people injured after a train ploughed into a school bus on a level...Gates could withdraw Navy ships after Myanmar 'neglect'
Singapore (AP) -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday he will make a decision within "a matter of days" to w...Police want more troops
Victoria's police union wants 3000 more police on the beat to regain control of our streets at night....S Asia 'focus for al-Qaeda fight'
Washington has pinpointed the frontier areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan as the most pressing central point in...Somali president escapes assassination bid
(CNN) -- Suspected Islamic insurgents fired mortar rounds at a plane carrying Somalia's transitional president, but...Bandit suffers broken nose, arm in citizen's arrest
A Bandit wound up with a broken nose and arm after being wrestled to the ground in a citizen's arrest in ...Boeing 747 splits in two on take off
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- A large cargo plane crashed at the end of a runway and split in two while trying to take ...Famine fears for seven million Ethiopian children
EGU VILLAGE, Ethiopia (CNN) -- A year of drought and soaring food prices has threatened the lives of tens of thousa...Roadside bomb in Iraq injures 7 Marines
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Seven U.S. Marines were wounded by a roadside bomb that also wounded two Iraqi police office...45kg of ecstasy powder seized
POLICE and customs have seized 45kg of powdered ecstasy which investigators say would have made more than...Afghani attacks leaves 17 dead
POLICE stopped a suicide bomber from driving a stolen police jeep packed with explosives into a base in A...Arrest after Coburg robbery
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POLICE say an alleged bombmaker due to front a WA court tomorrow had blood on his hands when they pulled ...Bomb scare at Hurstville Grove
Police have closed off Waitara Parade at Hurstville Grove after the bomb squad was cal...Chinese Officials Call for Tents to House Earthquake Survivors
Chinese officials are urging the international community to aid earthquake relief efforts by donating tents to shelter the e...Deadly blast hits Pakistani town
A suspected suicide attack in the north-western Pakistani town of Mardan has killed at least 13 people and wou...Four people killed in Mexico drug-smuggling area
ROSARITO, Mexico (Reuters) - Four people including an American woman were shot in the head and their bodies dumped in a notorious dr...Gunmen open fire on takeaway shop
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BURMA today declared three days of mourning for cyclone victims after agreeing to an international aid ef...Palestinian suicide bomber attacks Gaza crossing
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A POWERFUL 6.1-magnitude earthquake has shaken the western coast of Indonesia's North Sumatra province to...A barbaric attack
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Nine including seven Police personnel were killed and over 95 casualties reported, following the LTTE suicide bomb attack near Sambu...Bomb targets Sri Lanka army chief
At least eight people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack on Sri Lanka's army headquarters, while the head of the army has be...20th Hijacker - US Drops Charges Against Saudi in Sept. 11 Terror Attacks
The Pentagon has dropped charges against a Saudi at Guantanamo who was alleged to have been the so-called "20th hijacker" in the Sep...Suicide blasts kill 6, injure 8 in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A suicide bomber blew himself up next to a police convoy in s...Terror Attack In Jaipur India Leave 80 Dead
A shock of thick black hair was all that peeped out from under a white sheet that covered a small body Wednesday at a morgue in Jaip...Bomb Threat, Suspicious Object Spur Evacuation of Naval Site
A bomb threat followed by the delivery of a suspicious object brought the evacuation of a construction site at the U.S. Naval Reserv...No Credible Terror Threat To Indy 500
A federal assessment says the Indianapolis 500 is an attractive target for terrorists - but there's no credible or specific threat a...Nigeria - Police Chief Warns of Possible al Qaeda Terror Attack
Nigeria's security services were on high alert on Saturday after a warning from the police chief that Al-Qaeda could be planning a b...Terrorists Create Sophisticated Recruiting and Marketing Campaigns On Internet
Foreign terrorist groups have developed sophisticated Internet recruitment and marketing campaigns, increasing the threat of home-gr...‘Lost’ Hospital Equipment Sparks Dirty Bomb Fears
Nine items that could be used to build a dirty bomb are missing from British hospitals, fueling fears that Al Qaeda terrorists are t...German Police Probe Islamist’s Jihad Call
German federal police (BKA) said on Tuesday they were investigating a German Islamist who has issued a call to Jihad on the Internet...Suspicious Package Leads to Perth Airport Evacuation
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U.S. Kills al Qaeda Leader In Somalia - Revenge Attacks Threatened
A U.S. airstrike that killed the suspected al-Qaida leader in Somalia brought warnings of vengeance from Islamic insurgents Friday a...German Police Probe Islamist’s Jihad Call
German federal police (BKA) said on Tuesday they were investigating a German Islamist who has issued a call to Jihad on the Internet...Israeli Intelligence Chief Warns of Massive Attack on Israels 60th Anniversary
Palestinian militant groups are seeking to launch a wide-scale attack on Israel's 60th Independence Day in May, Israeli Military Int...Thailand Police Seize More Than 1,000 Fake Passports
Thai authorities have seized more than a thousand fake Asian and Western passports and arrested a man in one of the biggest anti-cou...Al-Qaeda Pirates Target UK Ships - Attacks Increasing
Britains 18,000 merchant sailors face a growing danger from pirates with links to al-Qaeda.Attacks worldwide are up 20...
Aussie soldier killed in Afghanistan
An Australian special forces soldier has been killed and four others wounded during a firefight with the Taliban in Afghanistan. ...Interpol Says Terror Attack At Olympic Games Possible
The head of Interpol said on Friday that there is a "real possibility" that the Beijing Olympics will be targeted by terrorists or t...UK police say 3 terror suspects have been arrested in London
Scotland Yard says it has arrested three terror suspects in London.Britain's Metropolitan police say the three men are a...
Face Scans To Trial In Airports This Summer
Airline passengers will be screened using automated facial recognition technology rather than being checked by passport officers in ...Plane Searched In Venezuela After Bomb Warning
Venezuelan authorities were searching a trans-Atlantic airliner on Sunday after receiving a call warning that a bomb was aboard the ...Utility Workers Face MI5 Background Checks Amid al-Qaeda Fears - UK
Thousands of utility workers face MI5 checks amid fears al-Qaeda is trying to infiltrate vital industries and businesses. ...Leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al Masri Vows 30 Day Offensive Against U.S.
A man claiming to be the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq vowed in an audiotape released Saturday to launch a monthlong offensive against ...Stock Exchange Outburst Drama
A siege is under way at the building housing the Perth stock exchange and commonwealth parliamentary offices, where a man is making ...Terrorists Still Operating Freely on Pakistan Border
Terrorists are still operating freely in Pakistan along the country's Afghanistan border, despite the U.S. giving Pakistan more than...Britain Monitoring 30 Terror Plots, 22,000 Individuals, 200 Networks
British police and security agencies are keeping tabs on 30 terror plots, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith told a Sunday newspaper. "The...Zawahiri calls on Muslims to make Iraq 'fortress of Islam'
Al-Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri said that building Iraq as a "fortress of Islam" is the "most important duty" for Muslims, in ...Missing case with radioactive material found at school entrance in Madrid
Police say an equipment case containing low-level radioactive material that was stolen from a car this week has been found in the do...UAE releases one of the ships impounded for cable damage
One ship from an Iraqi company is being held and two sailors have been arrested.DUBAI: The UAE authorities have releas...
China Olympic Terror Plot Nightmare
Australias hottest Olympic gold medal prospect Libby Trickett has labelled a plot to kidnap athletes and journalists at the Beijing ...Jailed terrorists are using the internet to contact supporters
Terror suspects held at one of Britain's most secure jails are secretly accessing the internet to contact their supporters. ...New Weapon In War On Terror - Hand-held Lie Detector
The Pentagon will issue hand-held lie detectors this month to U.S. Army soldiers in Afghanistan, pushing to the battlefront a century-old d...Pardoned terrorists tried to poison restaurant
Two Palestinians have been arrested only days before they executed a plan to poison diners at the Ramat Gan restaurant in which they...Philippine police seize bomb materials during terror hunt
Manila: Police have found hundreds of bomb parts during a search for a suspected Al Qaida-linked terrorist in Laguna, a...Seven Police Hurt In Spanish Bomb Blast At Socialist Party Offices
A bomb has exploded outside an office of the ruling Socialist party in Spain, lightly wounding seven police officers.P...
South Korea Raises Bird Flu Alert, Troops On Standby
South Korea on Wednesday issued a nationwide bird flu alert, deployed troops and put firefighters on standby to try to contain the s...Stolen Military Equipment Being Sold Online
Stolen military equipment including parts from F-14 fighter jets is being traded through popular websites like eBay and Craigslist. ...Islamist terrorists convicted over Casablanca bombs tunnel out of jail
Nine Moroccan extremists convicted for their roles in the Casablanca suicide bombings which killed 45 people in 2003 have escaped by tunnel...Terror Alert In Kuwait: Americans Warned of Possible Al Qaida Strike
The State Department has issued a report that identified an Al Qaida threat in Kuwait, where 15,000 U.S. troops are stationed. The departme...British Muslims Planned To Kill Thousands By Bringing Down 7 Planes With Liquid Bombs
A gang of British Muslims planned to blow up seven planes within hours in the biggest terrorist atrocity since 9/11, a court heard yesterda...British Terror Suspects Videos Promised Body Parts Decorating The Streets
The gang of British Muslims who plotted to blow up transatlantic passenger flights made chilling suicide videos in which they promised to l...Rising Leader for Next Phase of Al Qaeda’s War
On the night of July 10, 2005, an obscure militant preacher named Abu Yahya al-Libi escaped from an American prison in Afghanistan and rock...Shin Bet Fears Terror Attack on Israeli Plane
The security measures on aircraft belonging to Israeli airlines and around them during takeoffs and arrivals abroad have been signif...2 Arrested With Infrared Cameras at LAX
Two men attempting to board a plane to China with nearly a dozen sensitive infrared cameras in their luggage were arrested on Saturd...London Terror Plot Foiled - Targeted London Eye and MI6 Headquarters
Police have foiled a plot to bomb the London Eye and MI6 headquarters, The Sun can reveal. Terrorists tested security by leaving tw...North Korea Warns of Pre-emptive Nuclear Strike Against South Korea
An escalating war of words across the world's last Cold War, nuclear-armed border spiraled dramatically yesterday when North Korea t...Robot that Detects Radiation
Australian scientists have developed a prototype remote-controlled robotic vehicle to detect radiation, the Minister for Defence Sci...Ayman al-Zawahri calls on Muslims
Al-Qaida deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri is calling on Muslims to strike Israeli and American interests to avenge Israel's recent off...Police make chip that can ID bioweapons quickly
The National Research Institute of Police Science has developed a new type of DNA chip that can identify which biological weapon has been s...New 'Bin Laden tape' threatens EU
In a new audio message purportedly from Osama bin Laden, the al-Qaeda leader threatens the EU over the re-printing of cartoons offen...Suspicious Containers Found Inside U-Haul Truck
Budapest, March 20 (MTI) - Ukrainian border police stopped a wagonload of radioactive materials near Hungary's border with Ukraine o...US Attorney General Michael Mukasey has been taken back by the scope and variety of potential terrorism threats
Attorney General Michael Mukasey reporters Friday at an informal meeting in his office.I'm surprised by how surprised ...
Heathrow Airport First To Fingerprint All Travelers
For the first time at any airport, the biometric checks will apply to all domestic passengers leaving the terminal, which will handle all B...Suspicious liquids used in plane crash attempt: China
BEIJING: Passengers involved in what officials have called an attempt to crash a Chinese airliner last week were carr...Yahoo removes 'The Pirate Bay' in attempt to fight piracy
Search engine Yahoo has removed links to the world's largest source of file-sharing tools, The Pirate Bay, from...Major mafia boss finally captured
ONE of the world's most powerful mob bosses has been arrested after nearly two decades on the run.Police arrested 57-y...
Newly Formed Terrorist Group Busted In Pakistan
Ten members of the newly formed Tehreek Islami Lashkar-e-Mohammadi were arrested Friday with weapons, explosives, chemicals and pois...Two Nuclear Experts Kidnapped In Pakistan
Two Pakistani nuclear energy officials have been abducted by masked men from a troubled northwestern area near the Afghan border, police sa...Spam on the Increase
Spam continues to increase, Symantec saysPosted by ...
Al-Qaeda improving ability to attack US: US intelligence
The US intelligence community warned Tuesday of the threat of terrorist attack against the United States as Al-Qaeda improves its ab...Federal Labor To Lead On Cyber-Safety
Censorship of the internetThe new Australian Labour Government had ...